Rival 38A Boat for Sale

• Manufacturer: Rival
• Price: €44,500
• Location: West Cork
• Year: 1980
• LOA: 37'7" (11.45m)
• LWL: 29'6" (8.99m)
• LWL: 29'6" (8.99m)
• Displacement: 7,800 kg
• Ballast: 3,050 kg
• Colour: Off White
• Designer: Peter Brett
• Beam: 11' 4'' (3.45m)
• Berths: 7
• Draft: 1.64
• Keel: Displacement
• ID no.: 56173

• Cabins: 2
• Heating: Yes
• Heads: 1
• Showers: 1
• Watertank Size: 416 Litres
• Engine Make: Beta
• Horsepower: 43hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 492 Litres
• Cruise Speed: 6 knots
• Top Speed: 7 knots

Broker Remarks

This 1980 Rival 38A has been with its present owner for over 10 years and with the previous owner 20 years. She is the aft cockpit version with an aft cabin and is powered by a 2019 Beta 43HP diesel engine with only about 100 engine hours. Her inventory includes wheel steering, bow thruster, 2024 standing rigging, 2022 running rigging, slab reefing mainsail, 2016 furling genoa, 2025 lazy bag, cruising chute with snuffer, 7 berths, life raft, colour chart plotter, radar, heating, mast steps, hot water and more! "TE-KIRI" has been well minded and viewing is recommended.

Accommodation

Teak finish
FORWARD CABIN
Two single berths can convert to a double. Opening deck hatch, fixed portholes at either side of the coachroof, shelving, hanging locker, drawers and storage under the berths.
SALOON
U-shaped settee to port with a settee opposite to starboard (single berth). There is also a pull out cot berth over the starboard settee. Large saloon table with a drop leaf, opening deck hatch and loads of locker space.
GALLEY
The L-shaped galley is located to starboard beside the companionway steps. 2017 "Neptune" two burner gas cooker with grill and oven. Two stainless steel sinks, engine driven/12 Volt refrigerator and a double cool box under the starboard settee. Loads of storage room. Hot water via Calorifier (engine and 240 Volt immersion). Back up hand pump for fresh water. Hand pump for salt water.
NAVIGATION STATION
Forward facing chart table is to port opposite the galley with instruments and electrical switch panel
HEADS
Shower and heads to port between the Nav. Station and the aft cabin with a 2001 Blake marine toilet. Hand basin, hot water and electric pump for the shower tray.
AFT CABIN The aft cabin can be accessed by a door from the galley to starboard or via the heads. Two single berths, escape hatch into the cockpit and two opening portholes. Headroom is excellent as a result of the bridge deck. Again loads of storage.
OTHER
1998 Eberspacher Hot air heating (serviced in 2023)
2000 Spectra Water Maker (unused)
2011 25ltr. Quick Nautic Calorifier
All interior lights have been upgraded to LED.

Mechanical and Rigging

100 Engine hours approx.
3 x Blade Propeller

Inventory

Construction
Built by Southern Boatbuilding, U.K.
GRP by hand lay up method.
Scantlings and materials to Lloyd's Register approved drawings.
Deck is bonded to deck shelf with epoxide resin to effect a seal.
All side deck fittings are bolted through hull shelf and deck.
Bulkheads are bonded to the deck and coachroof with chopped strand matting and resin.
Raised bulwarks with capping
Long fin keel (5'4" draft) with encapsulated ballast
Skeg hung rudder
Bottom stripped and epoxied in 2015

Rigging 
Anodised alloy spars
Deck stepped with a single set of spreaders 
Mast steps to the masthead
Furlex furler
2024 Standing rigging
2022 Running rigging
2025 Lazy bag and lazy jacks
Spinnaker pole

Sails
2007 "U.K." Slab reefing mainsail in good condition with lazy bag
2016 "Crusader Sails" Furling genoa in good condition
Furling Genoa in good condition
Older Furling Genoa
Storm Jib
Cruising Chute with "Snuffer" in good condition

Electrics
2022 3 x Trojan deep cycle 12 Volt Batteries
2019 Electric Windlass/Bow Thruster Battery
220v Shore Power
2021 Victron Battery Charger
1998 Sterling Inverter

Electronics and Navigation
Located in the Cockpit
• Steering compass at the Binnacle 
• 1998 Autohelm ST50 Log/Speed
• 1998 Autohelm ST50 Depth
• 1998 Autohelm ST50 Compass Heading
• 1998 Autohelm ST50 Wind Seed/Angle
• 1998 Autohelm ST6000+ Autopilot
• 2012 Garmin GPSmap 750 Colour Chart Plotter

Located at the Chart Table
• Icom IC-M710 Marine Tranceiver
• Simrad RD68 DSC VHF Radio
• Icom IC-M1 Handheld VHF Radio
• Furuno GPS Navigator GP-32
• 1998 Koden MD-3404 Radar
• 2012 Garmin AIS 300
• Nasa Marine Target Navtex Pro (Weather)
• 1998 Autohelm ST50 Multi (speed, depth, log and wind)
• 2000 Watchman Radar Detector
• Sony CD stereo with Bluetooth

Other
• 2024 VHF aerial and cable 

Navigation Lights
• 2024 LED Masthead Tri-colour light with Anchor light
• 2024 LED Deck light

On Deck
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions, guardrails and opening gates
• Stainless steel stemhead fitting with twin bow rollers
• Electric Anchor Windlass (reconditioned in 2018)
• 2000 CQR 45lb Anchor with chain
• Spare (2000) Fortress Anchor 
• 10 x Mooring Cleats
• Mooring lines and fenders
• Mainsheet track is aft of the sprayhood with excellent purchase on the mainsheet
• 2 x Lewmar 44 Selftailing Genoa sheet winches (recently serviced)
• 2 x Lewmar 30 Selftailing Spinnaker sheet winches (recently serviced)
• Lewmar Halyard winches on the mast
• Lewmar reefing winch on the mast
• Whitlock Wheel Steering
• 2016 Spray-hood 
• Teak cockpit seats and teak cockpit grating
• Outboard bracket on the pushpit
• Teak Boarding/Swim ladder

Safety
Avon 6 Person Life Raft in a canister mounted on the coach-roof (requires a service)
Electric Auto Bilge Pump
2 x Manual Bilge Pumps
Fire extinguishers
Fire extinguisher in the engine compartment
Harness eyes in the cockpit
2 x Horseshoe Lifebuoys with lights
Radar Reflector
Boarding ladder
Boat hook

Other
2001 "Sleipner" Bow Thruster
2000 "Aquair" towed generator (battery charging) (unused)
Salt water anchor chain wash with electric pump
2023 2.6HP Parsun four stroke outboard engine 
Cockpit cushions
Cockpit Sun Awning (little used)
2 x Winch handles
Laid up ashore every winter!

Broker's Comments
"TE-KIRI" has been well maintained from new and looks a lot younger than 1980. She is a fine "blue water cruiser" that will give her new owners a comfortable passage.

Disclaimer The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.